Aug. 10 Olympics scenes: Day 14

The US women's 4 x100 relay team—Carmelita Jeter, Bianca Knight, Tianna Madison and Allyson Felix (form left)—set a world record of 40.82 seconds on Friday at the Olympics in London. The record had stood for 27 years since being set by East Germany in 1985.
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Kobe Bryant and the US men's basketball team defeated Manu Ginobili and Argentina, 109-83, in the semifinals to set up a gold-medal showdown against Spain on Sunday.
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Alex Meyer, the Harvard grad who sometimes trains in Walden Pond in Concord, finished 10th in the men's 10-kilometer swimming marathon at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday in London. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
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Meseret Defar of Ethiopia won the women's 5,000 meters with a time of 15 minutes, 4.25 seconds. Defar also won the gold in the event at the 2004 Olympics.
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Spain's Sergio Rodriguez jumped on the back of teammate Pau Gasol after they defeated Russia 67-59 in their men's basketball semifinal game. Spain advanced to Sunday's gold medal game against the United States.
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Justin Gatlin (taking baton) and Trell Kimmons helped the United States advance in the men's 4x100 round preliminary heats.
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Latvia's Maris Strombergs won the men's BMX cycling event, his second straight Olympic gold medal in the event.
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The US's world-record-setting relay—Tianna Madison, Carmelita Jeter, Bianca Knight, and Allyson Felix (from left)—lowered the mark in the 4x100 from 41.37 to 40.82.
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Colombia's Mariana Pajon (center) won the gold medal in the women's BMX event. New Zealand's Sarah Walker (L) took silver and Netherlands' Laura Smulders won bronze.
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Julie Zetlin from the United States listens to an official after her performance during the rhythmic gymnastics individual all-around qualifications at the Olympics on Friday.
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Jordan Ernest Burroughs of US (in red) fights with Canada's Matthew Judah Gentry on the Men's 74Kg Freestyle wrestling at the ExCel venue on Friday.
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Latvia's Edzus Treimanis, Latvia's Rihards Veide, Britain's Liam Phillips, France's Quentin Caleyron, Connor Fields of the US and Colombia's Andres Eduardo Jimenez Caicedo (L-R) compete in the men's BMX semi-final run during the Olympic Games on Friday.
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United States' Alise Post crashes during a BMX cycling women's semifinal run during the Olympics in London on Friday.
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An official helps Alise Post of the US off the track after she crashed in the women's BMX semi-final run during the London 2012 Olympic Games at the BMX Track on Friday.
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Britain's Lutalo Muhammad (R) fights against Spain's Nicolas Garcia during their men's -80kg quarterfinal taekwondo match at the ExCel venue during the Olympic Games on Friday.
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Canada competes in the women's teams synchronised swimming free routine final on Day 14 of the London Olympic Games at the Aquatics Centre on Friday.
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The medalists in the women's javelin were (from left) Christina Obergfoll of Germany (silver), Barbora Spotakova of Czech Republic (gold) and Linda Stahl of Germany (bronze).
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